Louisville food trucks should probably be hopping on this wedding bandwagon. [NPR]

Why anyone ever believed Steve Beshear and Jim Host weren’t out to “get” Harold Workman is beyond us. He’s essentially admitting it on video now. And poor Kerri Richardson… where did her integrity go? [FOX41]

So this is Greg Fischer’s big plan for how to grow Louisville businesses. Literally, he’s got no plan. So he has to turn to Kickstarter. [Business First]

Here’s way more on the push in Frankfort to give government money to more people like Keith Hall with no accountability. And blaming this on John Rogers is a long shot. If these folks don’t want to prove how they’re spending government money, they ought not suckle at the teat of gubmint. [John Cheves]

Don’t forget that Johnny Bell and Will Coursey are pushing this corrupt mess to benefit their already wealthy friends. [Page One]

Why Occupy Louisville continues to fail and look stupid. They don’t bother filtering who represents them on the front lines. [WAVE3]

Innovation is not the problem with finance. It’s what comes later that matters. Just like innovation isn’t the problem with Louisville Metro Government. [The Economist]

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta was in Louisville this week to address folks at UofL. He says sacrifices are necessary but seems to make the case that cuts are risky. [WFPL]

Woah, it’s almost Derby Festival time again. We’re always shocked when Pegasus Pins go on sale. [Snatch One]

Since the Ark Park is as much a fantasy as the myth that the earth is only 5,000-years-old, you should probably go check these overpriced dineysores out. [WHAS11]

Why on earth are people shocked that Glassworks is closing? The business has been in the press for a year for being a (literal?) hot mess. [Consuming Louisville]

It’s no longer marijuana, meth or crack that Louisville drug dealers are pushing. It’s steroids. [WLKY]

If the Occupy Louisville folks had caused the incidents and incited violence, why didn’t LMPD say so? Because they didn’t. This was a mess that Greg Fischer knew about before it ever started. The folks dragged inside the bank didn’t cause the confrontations that did take place. The one idiot who touched a cop wasn’t the individual who started the mess [C-J/AKN]

What are you doing this Thursday? Going to see Chef Bryant Terry, that’s what. Seriously. He’s a food justice advocate and knows a thing or two about healthy eating. [UofL]

Authorities say a body found in southern Indiana near the Ohio River is believed to be that of a Kentucky man missing since a December 2010 boating mishap. [H-L]

The Zoo train mess is raging on with the recent sale of the trains. [WAVE3]

A few details of the Kentucky Kingdom lease deal have been released and we’re still waiting for the mainstream to compare the deal to the one with Ed Hart that Jim Host had killed. [Business First]

The Koch Family admitted they don’t have financing lined up. And WLKY inaccurately reported that previous companies had failed to get financing. [WLKY]

Louisville’s mild winter has resulted in less snow and ice…and less salt dumped onto city streets. But even in snow-less years, the city still uses large amounts of salt that could negatively affect the area’s streams. [WFPL]

You can’t even go out to eat at a chain restaurant in Louisville without the ceiling trying to murder you dead. [WHAS11]

What kind of shenanigans will go down this evening? Jefferson County Public Schools’ board meeting starts tonight at 7:00 P.M. [Deep JCPS Thoughts]

A ruling on properties in the path of the proposed bridges could come next Month. [C-J/AKN]

If the economic needs of Northern Kentucky are great, why are they relying on Jerry Abramson to accomplish anything for the region? [Amanda Van Benschoten]

Oldham County is quickly proving that it’s one of the most corrupt counties in Kentucky. The Judge-Executive is just making it worse. [FOX41]

Ruth Ann Palumbo and the bullshiz brigade are on a mission to spin like crazy over her multiple types of voter fraud. It’s okay, though, because she’s a Democrat. [We Get Comments]

Surely no one believed the Drumanard property wouldn’t remain an historic site. The Ohio River Bridges Debacle couldn’t allow the property to be accurately classified. [WAVE3]

Wonder if Business First will ever mention the Beshear-Fischer folks trying to screw Ed Hart? Not likely. [Business First]

You can’t even be in your home without getting shot to death in Louisville these days. [WHAS11]

In about five seconds, a zillion uptight white people are going to attack Phillip Bailey for daring to write a story about the racist activity of some bar owner. Because that’s what uptight white people do when they can’t understand that their actions can be racist even if they are not. [WFPL]

Here’s proof that bad agency directors can easily be fired. It happens all the time in other cities and counties. But Greg Fischer can’t be bothered to do the right thing with any of his corrupt fools. [WLKY]

This is what passes for acceptable in Kentucky. Sylvia Lovely, who ran the Kentucky League of Cities into the ground and bilked taxpayers out of millions, is now allowed to lobby the legislature on behalf of a pain clinic. [Page One]

With more and more Louisville restaurants offering meatless options, there’s no reason for you not to try having a meal without dead animal. It’s not all gross bell peppers and bland mushrooms. [Consuming Louisville]

You can bet someone just like Janie Miller will take her place at the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. [H-L]

We love us some Proof and 21C but let’s not pretend that proof is the best place to eat in all of Louisville. [Zagat]

Gregory O’Bryan, the guy accused of killing Andrew Compton, is due in court for a pre-trial hearing today at 8:45 A.M. [What Happened To Andrew?]

Wow. We thought the mainstream could do better than a whitewash when it came to Bud Shart… Schardein. But, uh, nope, obviously not. Wow wow wow. [C-J/AKN]

This is also how the story is being told on local television stations. Three sentences that mentions nothing of the scandal, nothing of that $200,000 bonus for being corrupt, nothing of the problems the city faces. Wow. [WAVE3]

Oh, wait, here’s a four sentence story about Schardein’s “retirement” from the Metro Sewer District. [WLKY]

Fortunately, there are a few media outlets in Louisville that won’t let the city forget what really went down with that scandal. [WFPL]

Do America’s infrastructure problems go beyond crumbling roads and bridges? [HuffPo]

On a scale of 1 to Greg Fischer on the day he gets to leave office, how excited are you that Time Warner has been given the go-ahead to purchase Insight Communications? [FOX41]

Publisher of A Kentucky Newspaper, Arnold Garson, is retiring on March 2. You knew this was just a temporary dumping ground for him. Did he even bother putting Kentucky plates on his vehicle? [Deep Newspaper Thoughts]

The head of Metro Parks got to drive drunk in a city vehicle and still kept his job. So why should we expect little issues involving metal detectors to be resolved with ease? That department is at least as screwed up as Metro Animal Services. [WHAS11]

There was a giant drug bust in Jack Conway’s backyard this week, right as he started talking again about how he’s cut off the pill supply from Florida. [Page One]

The Bourbon Women Association is apparently a thing and it has some sort of $25 event series coming up. It’s bourbon, so we obviously had to mention it. [Business First]

Metro Animal Services is a literal disaster zone.

Public Works is a mess.

Metro Parks is run by a guy who decided to drive drunk in a taxpayer-funded vehicle.

The head EMS guy is in Louisville so infrequently no one knows what he looks like.

But he has time to promote a meaningless online poll for a magazine:

Yep. Getting things done the Louisville way. Promoting a magazine poll on Twitter instead of solving the city’s budget crisis.

We’re all for Louisville pride but come on. Louisville is about as southern as Portland, Oregon. (Even though we have better food than all of those cities)

Click here to read all about it.

Contained a couple of his favorite recipes and lots of Pitino nostalgia.

But we noticed a glaring omission…

No recipe for skank on a plank!

Confusion abounds. Guess dry heaving needed to be avoided at all costs.

Greg Fischer is supposed to be on the radio at 1:00 today. What should they ask him? [Twitter]

America’s water and sewer systems are so screwed up that they’re going to kill us all, forever, with the poverty. [WaPo]

Oh, wait, sorry, we spoke too soon. Here’s another big water main break in Louisville. [WHAS11]

Remember when your paper was white washing Greg Fischer’s early history? Funny watching him “apologize” for yet another trash service ruh ro moment. And yet another moment of making excuses for not brining the streets. [Deep Fischer Thoughts]

THIS is why Louisville can have nice things. 100% why. Go read it and then enjoy it. [C-J/AKN]

Papaw Beshear is going to sit down with hospital officials to figure out a way for private companies to suck down more state tax dollars. [FOX41]

There is a restaurant on East Market called Taco Punk. You will probably go eat there. Because it has a super-hipster name. [Consuming Louisville]

The family who escaped an explosion in Okolona met with LG&E to try to protect others. Hopefully that never happens again? [WAVE3]

Former Lexington Mayor Pam Miller has been named chairman of the postsecondary education council. [Business First]

What was that, again, about Democrats being tax and spend? Dan Seum is all about tolls on bridges and roads in Louisville. Somehow, these seems ripe for a joke about his daughter living in Indiana. [More WHAS11]

We post a story about ongoing problems at Louisville Metro Animal Services. Then tons of people chime in expressing similar experiences. But everything is puppies and rainbows for Greg Fischer. He solved all the LMAS problems with Sadia Reynolds and Justin Scally, amen, praise jeebus, the city is saved. Oh, what, this isn’t A Kentucky Newspaper? Sorry. [The 'Ville Voice]

The editorial board wasn’t satisfied with helping Greg Fischer white wash his entire first year in office – and they can’t believe Ed Hart caught them with their pants down – so they referred to him as “Ken Hart” instead of Ed. Not a typo, not a mistake, he’s absolutely no stranger to them. Purposeful. [C-J/AKN]

This is the creepiest story you will read all week. Hands-down. What a terror. [FOX41]

Apparently, no one in Southeastern Kentucky pays attention to how these things fail. Charging a subscriber fee for protection from a fire department? Wow. [H-L]

Here’s more of that famous Greg Fischer Transparency. This one likely won’t surprise you at all. [The 'Ville Voice]

What this story doesn’t tell you is that Jim Mims’ office lead Curt Morrison and others to believe tens would be removed prior to issuing a new permit and could provide no solid answers until the press started digging. [C-J/AKN]

It’s been just a little more than three months since a fight turned deadly at a Germantown festival. WAVE 3 continues to look into the Gary Muncy case. [WAVE3]

Louisville’s parking folks finally get it and are testing out fancy new parking meters that accept paper cash and credit cards. [Broken Sidewalk]

You can vote in this magazine thing about the tastiest city in the south, even though Louisville isn’t in the south. Because, well, why not? [Consuming Louisville]

THE PIG FLU IS COMING FOR YOU AGAIN! Better alert meemaw so she can freak out all over town. [WHAS11]

If redistricting in Kentucky fails, there’s next to no way on earth that John Yarmuth will hold on to his seat in Congress. Because he can’t win a statewide election. [Ryan Alessi]

Industrial hemp in Kentucky? Don’t hold your breath. Frankfort freaks out when it hears the word “hemp” – no matter the context. [WFPL]

The New York Times knows what’s important and this Christmas it was focused on Kentucky bourbon. Though, don’t go ruining it with things like apple brandy or a cinnamon stick, wtf. Glad to see Maker’s 46 getting some mainstream attention. [NYT]

NuLu is getting some major love from an EPA grant and will receive a neighborhood design consultation. [Press Release]

A whopping 16 people have applied to take Robert White’s position as chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department. [FOX41]

The Associated Press piece about the applicants is apparently such a big deal that it was also published in the Herald-Leader. [H-L]

We’re still shocked that no one tried to shine green lasers at Santa Claus over the weekend. [C-J/AKN]

Merry Christmas! Someone got killed in Old Louisville over night. Great way for their family to round out the holidays. [WAVE3]

The Humana Foundation gave $200,000 to eight Louisville nonprofit organizations. Center for Women and Families, Coalition for the Homeless, ElderServe, The Healing Place, St. John Center, St. Vincent De Paul Society, Volunteers of America, Wellspring. [Business First]

Louisville on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day is a lot like Any Small Town, USA on Friday at 5:00 P.M. Everything is closed and the world nearly comes to an end. [Consuming Louisville]

Don’t forget that not everyone has it as good as you. Around 600 meals were served at the Salvation Army Center of Hope on Christmas. [WHAS11]

Jim Ramsey’s massive pay raise – from $478,939 to $600,000 – just his base pay – got comfortably hidden in a Friday afternoon news dump. [WLKY]

Our phones exploded all weekend with calls about the Metro Sewer District and Gerald Neal. We had no idea how widespread the corruption was or how badly people were pissed. [Page One]

Despite a petition from the president of the Louisville Metro Council, the city is still pursuing its lawsuit against the LIFE Institute. [WFPL]

Are the arena bonds about to be downgraded? Because that good be a very bad thing. [Bond Buyer]

The truth about the Keystone XL pipeline? Doesn’t look like the McConnell-Republican claim of jobs is based in reality. [HuffPo]

This is truly the American way. Presiding over and knowing about the theft of millions of millions of tax dollars and getting rewarded with bonuses and raises worth millions. [The 'Ville Voice]

Gasoline prices jumped a whopping 40 cents over night and Jack Conway isn’t batting an eye. Price gouging? What? [WAVE3]

Basically, no business in Frankfort get handled until after the Kentucky Chamber day on January 5. [Business First]

The entire community – or, just the few people in town who even know there’s a bridges debacle going on – are foaming about the Drumanard Estate’s historic status. [FOX41]

Occupy Louisville is pushing a discussion on homelessness. It’s fitting, since Greg Fischer doesn’t see it fit to allow even those without homes to sleep in tents in the dead of winter. Are we still pretending that Founder’s Square park is ever used by anybody for any reason? [WFPL]

Evicting the Occupy folks downtown is sure to end on a really positive note, right? Because it’s ended so well in so many other cities. [WLKY]

Absolutely nothing could be bad about this. White Castle is considering selling beer and wine in some markets. [WHAS11]

Yesterday Rand Paul and his wife had some really upbeat and happy holiday thoughts (?) for you. Check the awkward video out. [Page One]

This is a good thing, right? Ramsi Kamar is building an organic farm to provide tasty goods. [Broken Sidewalk]